What is your name?
Christine Coen
What is your title?
Owner
What is your business name?
Buttercup Boxes of Love
What is your website URL?
👉 www.buttercupboxesoflove.com
What is your Instagram handle?
@buttercupboxesoflove
What is your LinkedIn URL?
👉 linkedin.com/in/christine-coen
How long have you been a Boston Business Women member?
A year
Where are you based? How did you end up there?
Sudbury, MA. She grew up 5 miles away.
Tell us more about your company! What do you do and what pushed you to start?
Buttercup Boxes of Love was inspired by her mother’s handwritten notes and a desire to spread love during tough times. After losing her father on Valentine’s Day 2020 and experiencing the challenges of COVID-19, Christine started sending friends inspirational cards. She realized how small gestures of kindness could bring happiness and founded Buttercup Boxes of Love, which sends curated self-care and support boxes promoting love and positivity.
What is your definition of success? How do you know when you’ve reached it?
Success is spreading kindness while doing what she enjoys. As Booker T. Washington said, “Those who are the happiest are those that do the most for others.”
Tell us about your most transformational moment as an entrepreneur.
Being featured in Fairfield County Lifestyle, which brought recognition and orders from across the U.S.
What was one of your biggest challenges in business?
Finding the right balance as a business owner. Initially, she tried to do it all alone but learned that collaborating and asking for help was transformative.
How do you handle the harder days? The struggles? Those moments when you feel like giving up?
She reflects on the women receiving her support boxes, many going through difficult situations like chemotherapy or loss. This reminds her of her purpose and motivates her to keep going.
How has being a Boston Business Women Inner Circle member positively influenced your life + business?
She has connected with inspiring women entrepreneurs (“boss babes”) who provide support, encouragement, and genuine connections.
Tell us about your most proud moment in your career.
Witnessing women supporting one another through her boxes and seeing the impact of her gift messages of support and encouragement.
Who is the woman behind your business? What does she like? How does she spend her free time? What does she value?
Christine loves spending time with family and friends, snuggling with her dog Sasha, being outdoors, hiking with goats, horseback riding, and walking dogs. She values love, connection, and positivity.
What makes you stand out from others in your field? What do you do differently?
Her boxes are self-care and support-based, with a mission to spread love and positivity.
Where can we keep up with you? What social media platforms do you use the most?
Instagram: @buttercupboxesoflove